Richard commits to Clemson

01:05 AM, May 9, 2013 |

By Michael Burns

He’d narrowed a list of more than a dozen scholarship offers to four finalists and set a date to announce a commitment on June 4, but Milan Richard didn’t wait, after all. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound four-star tight end committed to Clemson Wednesday, becoming the Tigers’ fifth commitment for the 2014 recruiting class.

He’s rated the No. 2 tight end in the nation and the No. 15 overall prospect in Georgia by ESPN.

“Over the past few days, talking to my parents and thinking things out, we figured why keep drawing it out until June 4 if we already knew that’s where I wanted to go?” Richard told TigersNow.com. “Clemson is just where I wanted to be – Death Valley, the whole tradition, the rock, everything. It just fits me. Coach (Dabo) Swinney is a guy I’ll love to play for. I love his energy. He’s always fired up. And last but not least, their offense – I just feel like their offense was made for me.”

Richard caught 22 passes for 341 yards and three touchdowns as a junior at Calvary Day School in Savannah, Ga.

South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Ole Miss were his other finalists, and Georgia, Florida State, Auburn, Tennessee, UCLA and Wisconsin were also among schools to offer him.

His uncle, Heisman Trophy running back Herschel Walker, played at Georgia.